Kellie’s castle or often spoken as Kellie’s Folly is situated about 15 kilometers to the south of Ipoh, on the outskirts of Batu Gajah. It is an unfinished castle which was the brain child of a Scottish planter who worked on a plantation in Perak. The castle was built in 1915 to commemorate the birth of Kellie’s son Anthony. It was also at the same site that the Kellie’s family lived in a bungalow house in the Kinta Kellies Rubber Estate which is situated about 9 kilometers from Ipoh. Kellie personally supervised the construction of the castle which he wanted to give as a gift to his wife and yet to-be-born son. He brought in labour workers who specialised in marble construction from Madras, India.
	The whole castle was built from quality red bricks. Kellie also brought in an architect from England to construct this castle. The construction was stopped when Kellie failed to return from one of his ill-fated trips to England. He passed away in Lisbon, Portugal in December 1926. His children decided to return to England and his son Anthony was killed during World War II. The castle has been declared as a historical ruin and is frequently visited by curious local and foreign tourists.

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